Machine for feeding, printing, and cutting strips of material.



No;Y 709,271. Patented SepL I6, |902.

S. KOPS. MAGHIN FUR FE'EDING, PRINTING, AND CUTTING STRIPS 0F MATERIAL. .Appliwgign medJ .29,1902.)

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S. KOPS.-

MAGH'INE FOR FEEDING, PRINTING, AND CUTTING STRIPS` 0F MATERIAL.

(Applition med .12.11.29, 1902.)

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@Ntra "raras SAMUEL Kors, or NEW YoRK, N. Y.

, ASSIGNOR TO KOPS BROTHERS, F

NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,271, dated September 16, 1902.

A I Application filed January 29, 1902. Serial No. 91.685. KNO model.)

T0 @Z5 whom. it' may concern:

Be it knownthat I, SAMUEL KOPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, and State 5 of New York, have invented an Improvement in Machines for Feeding, Printing, and Cutting Strips of Material, of Which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for feedro ing and printing upon strips of tape or other materials and cutting t-he same into predetermined lengths from rolls of considerable length. i i i My invention has special reference to printl5 ing upon fabric or tape employed as waistbands for corsets, said devices feeding the material through the machine and cutting the same into predetermined lengths,the material being arrested in its movement for the printzo ing operation and cut with the progressive movement of the material, one of the objects of the invention being to print in the desired place of each strip of predetermined length. My invention,`however, is not limited to the z 5 character of the material to bef-printed upon or the width of the same-or the use to which the material printed upon is to be put, as it may develop that the usesto which this device can be applied will prove to be much I employ a power-shaft, a vertically-movable platform actuated thereby, devices carried by the platform comprising an inkingroller and means for guiding and actuating the inking-roller. A cutting device for severing the material is also actuated from the driving-shaft, and pairs of feeding-rollers are connected torotate in unison and are actuated or driven by the same power-shaft by 4o means of a segment-gear. The segment-gear employed with the mechanism determines the length of the strip of tape or other material, as well asoperating the mechanism to ad` Vance the material through the machine.

There may be interchangeable segment-gears for use with the machine, or the segmentgears may be so constructed that their toothed surfaces may be increased or ,diminished for performing equivalent functions.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation and partial section representing my improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan of the same. Fig. 3 is an elevation and partial transverse section of the vertically-movable platform and devices for actuating the inking-rolls. Fig. it is an end elevation of the inking-rolls and their connection to an endless chain, and Fig. 5 is an elevation representing the segment-gear.

2 2 and 33are series of similar frame-stand- 6o ards, with their bases secured to a suitable foundation. From Fig. 2 it will he seen that these standards are not in line and that the standards 3 3 are slotted, so lthat there is a groove or way between them, and the standards 2 2 are at their upper ends to be curved toward the line of the standards 3 3, so that the upper ends of all the standards are in line. The upper ends of the standards 2 2 are provided with bearings 4, and there is a 7o cross-bar 5 connecting the upperends of the standards 3 3, and bearings 6 are secured at the upper ends of the standards 3 3 in line With the bearings 4: 4, and these bearings receive the power-shaft c, which may be driven by any convenient devices known in. the art.

Adjacent to the respective ends of the power-shaft a are sprockets b c, and there are sprockets b' c mounted upon short shafts '7, suitably journaled in the lower portions of the 8o standards 2 2, and these sprockets are connected by chains 8 9, so that the rotation of the shaft a and sprockets b c is communicated to the sprockets b' c and the shafts 7.

Upon the power-shaft d there are cranks d c and therefrom connecting-rods d e', the lower ends of which are journaled to studs 10, secured upon blocks ff, which blocks extend through and move vertically in slideways in the frame-standards 3 3, and a rack 11 is se- 9o cured in position vertically upon the inner face of one of the frame-standards 3.

A platform g is provided With standards l2 13, placed vertically, secured thereto, and also secured to the blocks ff. Secured to the platform g are vertically-placed uprights or arms g g', having internal grooved Ways, and these Ways are continued in the under side of the platform g, and I employ grooved rollers 14, pivoted to the upper ends of the arms rco g g, at the intersection of said arms, and the platform and near the opposite edge of the the respective ends of the rollers are journaled in plates 15, to the center of which plates arms 16 are centrali y pivoted, the other ends of vsaid arms being secured to the chains 111', and at the intersection of the arms 16' and chains there arerollers 17, which run in the ways provided for the chains in the arms g g' and under surface of the platform, and secured beneath the platform is a chase o, adapted to carry the type-form to be inked by the rollers lo, and at one side of these devices, as-shown in-Fig. 3, I provide an inking-platen m,`1ike similar devices well known in the arts and which is advantageously operated in the usual and well-known manner, the inkingrollers k, with the movement of the endless lion 21 with the rack 11.

chains t' z" in one direction, coming in contact with the surface of this inking-platen, receiving ink therefrom and moving back with the supply of ink over the surface of the type in thel chase c.

Mounted in a suitable bearingin the standard 13 is a shaft 18 and connected thereto and tothe shaft hare gears ZZ'. The sliaft18 carries a bevel-gear 19, and a short shaft connected to this standard 13 carries the bevelgear 20 on one end andthe pinion 21 on -the other end. The bevel-gears 19 and 2O mesh and the pinion 2l meshes` with the rack 1l. The platform g and the parts hereinbefore de'- scribed and connected thereto are given a vertical or up-and-down movement by the power-shaft a, the cranks d e, and the-connecting-rods d e', and with this vertical move-- ment the pinion- 2l, its shaft', and the bevelgear 20 are rotated first in one direction and then in the other by the meshing of the pinlThis actuates the bevel-gear 19, shaft 18, gears H', shaftI h, sprocket-wheels h', and endless chains it" to impart a movement to the inking-rollers, and these devices are so placed and timed that-the type'is inked while the said devices are in an elevated position and the printing is effected upon the-strip w of tape or other material above the printing-block s when said parts are brought into their lowermost position.

n, o,l and?" represent feeding-rollersvin pairs mounted in suitable bearings upon the same foundation as the frame-standards. These feeding-rollers are connected by pai rs of gears nected by a chain 25.

On the shafts of the connected by a chain 27. On the shaft 7 of the sprocket-wheel c there is a bevel-gear 29,

and ou a shaft 30, mounted in suitable bearings adjacent and at right angles to the said f shaft 7, is a companion bevel-gear 29 and a segment-gear z5. This segment-gear meshes with a pinion 3l on the shaft of the upper of the pair of rollers n, so that by means of the sprockets c c and chain 8 the rotation of the power-shaft is communicated through the shafts 7 and 30, bevel-gears 29, segment-gear t, and pinion 3l to the respective pairs of feedingrollers, their gears, sprockets, and connecting-chains to drive all of said rollers inunisou and feed along the strip 'w of tape or other material which passes between the same. On the other side of the machine the sprocket-wheel b' actuates a pair of bevel` gears 32, one of which is on the shaft of the rotary cutter u,also mounted in suitable bearings and running above a circular cutterblock u'. The cutter and block agree in diameterl with the feeding-rollers" n, o, and r. The cutter is positively driven by the powershaft and the relation of its movement to the movement of the printing devices is fixed, while the relation of the feeding devices through the segment-gear t and pairs of feeding-rollers both to the cutting and printing devices is changeable at pleasure, according to the size and form of the segment-gear.

yfor feeding of the segment-gear, the use ot' a gear of this size feeding a still longer strip of tape. A line at Fig. 2 marked with the Word Cut indicates the point in the position of the gear and with reference to the devices actuated thereby at which the tape or other material is severed by ther rotary cutter u. Another point indicated in Fig. 5 by the word Print represents the place at which the printing is effected with reference to the position of the segment-gear, it being a fact that the printing is eected midway in the projected circumference of the gear where there are no teeth, and this regardless of the number of teeth 'contained in the gear.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1 and considering the parts moving in the direction of the arrows, the stripw will continue its movement until the lasttooth of the segment-gear t passes oif from the pinion 31. At this moment the cutting will be eected, the s'egment-gear in its circumferential relation to the circumference of the rotary cutter-being in the ratio of four to one. The series of feed- IOO Fig. 1 represents a semicircular segment `centers of the pair of feeding-rollers n and the cutting-roller u and its block. Consequently when the full toothed surface of the gear, as4

shown, has been employed in feeding the now printed strip the surface that was directly between the feeding-rollers n now comes directly between the cutter u andits block and is cut or severed as the last tooth of the gear again runs off the pinion, so that the length of printed strips as cut by the precise devices shown in Fig. 1 agrees with the distance between the centers of the rollers n and cutter fu, and the printing upon the strip is made exactly midway of its length. To increase the length of strip, the segment-gear t is substituted by the gear t', Fig. 5, and it will be noticed in the operation of this extended toothed surface gear that the strip fw is fed by the operation of the gear between the point marked Cut and where the gear runs off the pinion and that the period of rest is considerably shorter than is the case where the segment-geart is employed, so that there is a portion of the strip fed before the rest period and before the printing is effected, and a greater length of material thereafter fed before the next cutting-point is reached. This condition is increased by the substitution of a gear of the size represented by the dotted lines, Fig. 5,252, in which it will be noticed that the rest period is again shorter, a cor-- respondingly-increased length being fed after the nut before the rest period and a correspondingly-increased length after the rest period before the material is again severed or cut. As illustrated and described it will be apparent that three appreciable different lengths of strip w may be fed and cut by the devices shown and in each of which the printing comes exactly in the middle of the length of the strip. There may be smaller differences in the toothed surfaces of the segment-gears than have been herein illustrated, or the segment-gears may be increased in circumference, so that the rest period is even `smaller still, so as to provide for dierent lengths of strips, each of which is printed in the center. In connection with this mechanism it is to be observed that the series of feeding-rollers move with a much greater speed than that of the rotary cutter, there being sufficient looseness between the rotary cutter u and its circular block to permit a tape to be drawn through between the same without interfering with the movement of the tape, as the cutter device is positively connected to the printing mechanism and is timed in strict accordance therewith, so that the period of cutting and printing bear a positive relation to one another, the features of adj ustability bearing a progressive relation thereto.

I do not limit myself to printing the tapes or strips in the center or to the relations or proportions of the devices for actuating the feedingrollers and regulating the speed thereof, as the same may be altered without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim as my inventionl. In a machine for feeding, printing and cutting strips of material, the combination with a power-shaft, of printing devices and means for vertically moving the same and for actuating the same by said shaft, cutting devices and means for actuating the same by said shaft, devices for feeding along the strip of material and interchangeable gears and a suitable shaft therefor operated by said powershaft for actuating the said feeding devices to a predetermined extent so as to regulate the cnt lengths of the printed strips, substantially as set forth.

2. In a machine for feeding, printing and cutting strips of material, the combination with a power-shaft,of printing devices, means for actuating the same and connections therefrom to the power-shaft for imparting a vertical upward-and-downward movement to the printing devices, cutting devices and connections therefrom to said power-shaft whereby said cutting devices and said printing devices are positively actuated and a fixed relation maintained between the parts, devices for receiving and for feeding along a strip of material to be cut and printed, and gears interchangeable with one another actuated by said powershaft for setting the feeding mechanism in motion whereby predetermined lengths of material may be fed and printed so as to provide different lengths of printed strips, substantially as set forth.

3. In a machine for feeding, printing and cutting strips, the combination with a powershaft, means actuated thereby for severing the strips and other means actuated thereby -for feeding said strips, of a platform carrying the type-form, and means connected therewith and to the power-shaft for imparting thereto a Vertical downward and upward movement, an inking-roller, endless chains, connections from the ends of the inking--roller to the chains, and means substantially as shown and described and actuated by a fixed device through the medium of the vertical movement of the said platform for imparting to said chains and inking-roller a forwardand -backward movement, substantially as set forth.

4. In a machine for feeding, printing and cnttin g strips, the combination with a powershaft, means actuated thereby for severing the strips and other means actuated thereby IOO IIO

for feeding said strips, of a platform carrying the type-form, and means connected therewith and to the power-shaft for imparting thereto a vertical downward-andupward movement, an inking-roller, endless chains, connections from the ends of the inking-roller to the chains, a shaft and sprocket-wheels carried by said platform, a gear on said shaft, a second gear meshing therewith, a rack xed on the frame of the machine, a pinion engaging the same and bevel-wheels actuated by the pinion for imparting movement to the gears, shaft, sprockets and chain with the upand-down movement of the platform, substantially as set forth.

5. In a machine for feeding, printing and cutting strips of material into lengths, the combination with a power-shaft, printing devices and connections therefrom to the shaft for vertically moving said printing devices and printing the strip, and means actuated by said power-shaft for `cutting the strip into lengths, of a series of feeding-rollers in pairs between which the strip is passed, means for connecting said series of rollers to cause them to move together, a shaft and connections therefrom to said power-shaft, a segment-gear mounted on said shaft and interchangeable with similar gears, and a pinion actuated thereby for effecting the movement ofthe feeding-rollers and the devices connecting the same, substantially as set forth.

6. In a machine for feeding, printing and cutting strips into lengths, the combination witha power-shaft, vertically-movable printing devices actuated by said power-shaft for printing upon the strip, cutting devices also directly actuated by the power-shaft for severing the material into lengths and feeding devices for progressively moving the strip along, of a segment-gear interchangeable with similar gears and so timed with the cut-` ting and printing mechanism that the strip is fed and cut While the gear is operated and printed at a point intermediate of the rest period of the feeding mechanism during the` lrevolution of said segment-gear,substan tially as set forth.

'7. In a machine for printing, feeding and cutting strips of material, the combination with a power-shaft, of prin ting devices, means for actuating the same with a vertical movement, cutting devices, means for actuating said cutting devices by said shaft, devices forv feeding alonga strip of material, interchangeable segmental gear-wheels and a suitable shaft for said gear-wheels operated by said power-shaft for actuating the said feeding devices to a predetermined extent so as to regulate the cut lengths of the printed strips, substantially as set forth.

8. In a machine for feeding, printing and cutting strips of material, the combination of feeding-rolls for moving the strip along, a cutter for cutting 0E the strip at predetermined lengths, a type form or block for printing upon the strip of material, and means for raising and lowering and actuating said parts so that after a strip is cut off the next strip is moved forward and stopped the necessary distance for the type form or block to be brought down to print upon the exact center of the length of the strip, and then after the block is raised, the strip is moved forward exactly one-half of the length of the predetermined strip and is then cut o, substantially as specied.

9. In a machine for feeding, printing and cutting strips of material, the combination with a power-shaft, printing devices, means for actuating the same by the power-shaft, feeding devices and means for actuating said feeding devices from the power-shaft, of a rotary cutter, suitable shaft and bearings therefor, a cylindrical cutter-block, a shaft, a

sprocket and bevel-gear on said shaft, a chain connecting said sprocket with the powershaft, and a bevel-gear on the rotary-cutter shaft and meshing with the aforesaid gear whereby the rotary cutter is actuated by the power-shaft, substantially as specified.

l0. In a printing-machine, the combination with a frame and a power-shaft, of a platform adapted to hold the type-forms, standards secured to the said platform, blocks connected to the said standards and received in vertical slots in said frame, connections between said blocks and power-shaft whereby a vertical up-and-down movement may be imparted to said standards and platform, inking-rollers and 'means for actuating the same by the upand down movement of the platform and standards, substantially as set forth.

11. In a printing-machine, the combination with a frame and a power-shaft, of a platform adapted to hold the type-form, devices secured to and extending under both sides of the said platform and having internal grooved Ways, standards secured to the said platform, blocks connected to the said standardsvand received in vertical slots in said frame, connections between said blocks and power-shaft whereby a vertical up-and-down movement may be imparted to said standards and platform, a shaft secured in the upper end of said standards, rollers on the said shaft, other rollers secured to the said platform, endless chains passing over said rollers and within said internal grooved ways, inking-rollers secured to said chains, and means for actuating said inking-rollers by the up-and-down movement of the platform and standards to operate the said inking-rollers, substantially as specified.

12. In a printing-machine, the combination with a frame and a power-shaft, of a platform adapted to hold the type-form, devices secured to and extending under both sides of the said platform and having internal grooved ways, standards secured to the said platform, blocks connected to the said standards and received in vertical slots in said frame, connections between said blocks and power-shaft whereby a vertical up-and-down movement may be imparted to said standards and platand said short shaft, whereby with the upand-down movement of the platform and standards the said chain is actuated to iinpart a baek-and-forward movement to the said inking-rollers, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 24th day of January, 1902.

i SAMUEL Kors.

Vitnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, S. T. HAVILAND. 

